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Rain Downs Trees Across Bay Area

From a canceled baseball game to downed trees and power outages, the weather caused plenty of trouble across the Bay Area Saturday. NBC Bay Area’s Monte Francis reports from Burlingame, just one of the many places where falling trees are causing problems. (Published Saturday, March 29, 2014)

City crews were working to remove that large tree that came crashing down onto a garage Saturday afternoon. Nobody was hurt because of the downed tree, but the tree hit a gas meter as it came down, and PG&E said this is what may have caused a gas line to rupture.

PG&E was at the scene in the Castro District trying to repair the gas line rupture.

The immediate area was evacuated for about an hour, but PG&E capped the leak, and people were allowed back into their homes. The tree came down after a constant downpour Saturday morning in San Francisco, and the tree also took down some power lines.

It crashed onto the front porch of a home, and given the size of the tree, neighbors said they are just glad no one was hurt.

"I came back home and smelled gas," Sasso said. "I can see why they evacuated everybody. It’s a good idea."

Rain Causing Trouble Across Bay Area

Much-needed rain returned to the Bay Area Saturday, but not without causing trouble across the Bay Area--from a canceled baseball game to downed trees. NBC Bay Area's Monte Francis reports from San Francisco where a tree fell down as a result of the wet weather.

And this is just one of many trees that came down in the wind and rain today.

A branch came down on some power lines in Burlingame Saturday night, causing 17 PG&E customers to lose power. And the southbound lanes of El Camino between Ray and Adeline have been shut down all evening.

Timing the Next Storm + Northern California Funnel Clouds

A strong cold front pushed through the region on Saturday, dumping upwards of 2" in the North Bay with lesser amounts in the South & East Bays. Even Tornado Warnings were triggered by strong storms moving through Northern California. Meteorologist Anthony Slaughter has the details.

(Published Saturday, March 29, 2014)

Crews were still making repairs to power lines brought down in the rain by the huge branch of a Eucalyptus tree.

In Marin County, a redwood tree came down on Nicasio Valley Road in Marin County, blocking lanes until crews could clear it from the road.

And the rain came down hard in San Jose and across the Bay Area, making for slick driving conditions.

Saturday Soaker

A band of moderate to heavy rain will push through the Greater Bay Area Saturday. The rain & clouds will stay through most of the day, leaving for a much cooler day. Meteorologist Anthony Slaughter has your full forecast.